FIRST SEMESTER 2023-2024
Course Handout Part II
Date: 11-08-2023
In addition to part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table) this portion gives further specific
details regarding the course.
Course No. : CHE F213
Course Title : Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Instructor-in-Charge : Dr. Ramendra Kishor Pal
Course Description:
Development and applications of the combined first and second laws; relations between state properties; chemical
equilibria in reacting and non-reacting systems; statistical concepts, and brief exposure to irreversible
thermodynamics; extensive problem assignments throughout.
Scope & Objective:
This course aims to comprehensively treat thermodynamics from a chemical engineering viewpoint. The most
important problems the chemical engineer must be able to cope with will be emphasized, viz. heat and work
requirements for many physical and chemical processes, determination of equilibrium constants for chemical
reactions and the transfer of chemical species between phases.
Learning objectives:
Students will be able to estimate the energy requirements for various processes taking place in chemical
engineering and evaluate the feasibility of a process.
Students will be able to predict the PVT behaviour for various substances which deviate from ideal
behaviour
Students will be able to predict the phase behaviour of ideal and non-ideal systems
Students will be able to study the reaction equilibrium
Text Book:
J. M. Smith, H.C. Van Ness, M. M. Abbott, and M. T. Swihart, “Introduction to Chemical Engineering,
Thermodynamics”, McGraw Hill, 8th ed., 2020.
Reference Books:
YVC Rao, “Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics”, Universities Press, 1997.
KV Narayanan, “A Textbook of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics”. Prentice Hall of India, 2001.
Jefferson W. Tester, Michael Modell, “Thermodynamics and Its Applications”, Prentice Hall, 1997.
K. D. Dahm, D. P. Visco Jr., Jayant Singh, “Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics”, Cengage
Learning, 2015
Course Plan:
Lecture Learning Topics to be covered Chapter in the
No. Objectives Text Book
1 Introduction Scope and Objectives of course, methodology Chap. 1
First Law of
First law, Closed System, State and State functions
Thermodynamics:
2–4 Equilibrium, Phase rule, Reversible Process, Const-V
Basic Concepts 2.1 to 2.12
and Const-P Processes Enthalpy, heat capacity, First
law for Open systems
Volumetric PVT behaviour of pure substances, Virial
5–8 Properties of Pure Equations, Ideal gas, Applications of Virial 3.1 to 3.7
Fluids Equations, Cubic Equations of State, Generalized
correlations for gases and liquids
Sensible heat effects, Latent heat
Heat Effects:
Standard heats of reaction, formation, combustion
9 – 11 Heat of reaction 4.1 to 4.7
Temperature dependence of H°, heat effects of
industrial reactions.
Statements of second law, Heat engines,
Second Law:
Thermodynamic temperature Scale, Entropy, S for
12 – 16 Entropy and Third 5.1 to 5.10
an ideal gas, Entropy balance for Open Systems,
Law
Ideal work, Lost work, Third law .
Property relations for homogeneous phases,
Residual properties and their calculations by cubic
Thermodynamic
equations
17 – 21 Properties of Fluids 6.1 to 6.7
Two-phase systems, thermodynamic diagrams and
tables
Generalized property correlations for gases.
Applications of
Duct flow of compressible fluids, Expansion
22 – 24 Thermodynamics to 7.1 to 7.3
Processes, Compression Processes.
Flow Processes
Nature of Equilibrium, Phase rule, Duhem’s
theorem
Introduction to
VLE; Qualitative behaviour, Simple models for
25 – 28 vapour/liquid 10.1 to 10.6
VLE
Equilibrium
VLE by Modified Raoult’s law, K-value
correlations
Basic concepts of Fundamental Property Relation, Chemical potential
Solution and Phase equilibrium, Partial Properties, Ideal gas
29 – 33 Thermodynamics: mixtures, Fugacities of pure species, Fugacities of 11.1 to 11.9
Theory Species in solution, Generalized Correlations, Ideal
Solution, Excess Properties
Solution Liquid-phase properties from VLE data, Activity
Thermodynamics: coefficients from VLE data, Models for Excess
34 – 37 12.1 to 12.4
Applications Gibbs energy, Property changes of Mixing, Heat
effects of Mixing processes
Reaction coordinate, Equilibrium criteria for
chemical reactions, Equilibrium constants and their
variation with temperature, Evaluation of
Chemical Reaction
38 – 42 Equilibrium constants, Relation of Equilibrium
Equilibria 13.1 to 13.9
Constants with Compositions,
Equilibrium conversions for Single Reactions, Phase
Rule and Duhem’s theorem for Reacting Systems and
Multireaction Equilibria
Evaluation Scheme:
Weightage Nature of
Component Duration Date & Time
(%) Component
Tutorial Tests (2 best Will be discussed in 20 TBA Open Book
of 3) Tutorial Sessions
Will be discussed 10 TBA Open Book
Continuous
during lecture hours
Evaluations
and tutorial sessions
1.5 h 25 09/10 - 9.30 - Open Book
Mid Semester Exam
11.00AM
3h 45 06/12 FN Open Book
Comprehensive Exam
NOTE: A total of three tutorial tests will be conducted. Two best of three will be considered.
Chamber Consultation Hour: At 1 PM every Saturday (Chamber: D 321).
Notices: Will be updated via CMS
Make-up Policy: Make-up will be granted only for genuine cases with valid justification and only with prior
permission from Instructor-in-charge.
Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy: Academic honesty and integrity are to be maintained by all the students
throughout the semester and no type of academic dishonesty is acceptable.
Dr. Ramendra Kishor Pal
INSTRUCTOR-IN-CHARGE